had dreaded
- past perfect of dread.
Example Sentences
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I was dreading that as much as I had dreaded getting scammed.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
The former first lady later told President Richard Nixon in a thank you note that a day she had dreaded turned out to be one of the most precious she spent with her kids.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
He was, at that point, on the obligatory European grand tour, a sojourn he had dreaded.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
After two months of pre-trial detention, followed by almost two years under house arrest, the state prosecutor finally confirmed what she had dreaded the most: if found guilty, she would face a 20-year prison sentence.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022
The next day Elsa brought the very news we’d been waiting for, with the conclusion we had dreaded.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
